Jarred's love of computers dates back to the dark ages when his dad brought home a DOS 2.3 PC and he left his C-64 behind. He eventually built his first custom PC in 1990 with a 286 12MHz, only to discover it was already woefully outdated when Wing Commander was released a few months later. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Brigham Young University and has been working as a tech journalist since 2004, writing for AnandTech, Maximum PC, and PC Gamer. From the first S3 Virge '3D decelerators' to today's GPUs, Jarred keeps up with all the latest graphics trends and is the one to ask about game performance.
Latest articles by Jarred Walton

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Labo of love Flammable and flimsy as hell, and it required some sharp tools, but it works.

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Why wait? GPU prices are returning to normal, but we're not there yet.

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Third Gen Samsung's latest 500GB and 1TB models deliver small but consistent gains over their predecessors.

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Round Two Price, speed, and a new, more stable chipset make second gen Ryzen a tempting offer.

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Stranger Things But outside of laptops and NUCs, you're still better off with a dedicated graphics card.

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News Gamers rejoice! Bitmain is taking pre-orders for dedicated Ethereum miners, shipping in July.

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News More cores to boost your non-gaming workloads.

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Performance Preview We've tested Far Cry 5 on dozens of GPUs and CPUs to determine the best graphics settings for your PC.

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News It's a combination of factors, including cryptocurrency, gaming, and supercomputing.

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News The new 395.35 drivers are Game Ready and WHQL certified.

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News Could this be the next evolution of the free-to-play model?

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News Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.

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News Volta GPUs will offer improved performance with DXR and RTX.

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Holy Grail Physically based graphics rendering could simplify and improve the way games look.

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Performance Analysis We've tested a huge number of configurations and hardware to see how the game runs.

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News Welcome to the variable refresh rate club.

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Stuck between a rock and a hard drive.

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Performance Analysis From minimum to maximum quality, we show how the game runs on a large suite of hardware.

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Action! Take video and screenshots of any game you like with our favorite tools.

By Wes Fenlon, Jarred Walton Published
News Without a big cryptocurrency bust, it looks like prices may continue going up.

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Future Proof With or without the coinpocalypse, GPUs remain a growing business.

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Pinching Pennies Not the fastest kid on the processor block, but it's got heart.

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Power hungry KCD runs fine on modest hardware, but at max quality you're going to come up short.
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